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City of Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report,Notice of Availability February 2019 Draft EIR The Draft EIR for the Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan identifies the potential for significant effects in the following impact areas:Aesthetics;Air Quality; Biological Resources; Cultural, Historic, and Tribal Resources; Energy, Climate Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Geology and Seismicity; Hazards and Hazardous Materials; Hydrology, Drainage, and Water Quality; Land Use, Population, and Housing; Noise; Public Facilities and Recreation;Traffic and Transportation;and Utilities and Service Systems. As described in the DEIR although many of these impacts can be fully mitigated, some cannot and they would remain significant including Air Quality; Energy, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change;and Transportation and Traffic.Resource topics that are not addressed in the EIR include Mineral Resources and Agricultural and Forestry Resources due to a lack of these resources in the planning area. The EIR also evaluates potential cumulative and growth-inducing effects of the Proposed Plan,and alternatives to the Plan.The CEQA-required No Project alternative will evaluate the impacts resulting from continued implementation of existing plans,policies,and regulations that govern the planning area. Alternatives that would avoid or lessen significant environmental effects related to the Proposed Plan are discussed;these include a No Project Alternative,a Reconfigured Site Plan,and Reduced Development. Public Comment This Draft EIR will be available for public comment from February 1 to March 18,2019.All comments received or postmarked by March 18,2019 will be accepted. Comments can be submitted in writing or via email to Richard Patenaude,Contract Planner: rpatenaude@cityofpleasantonca.gov(925) 931-5616 City of Pleasanton,Community Development Department P.O. Box 520 Pleasanton,CA 94566 Public meetings at which comment may be provided are the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force meeting on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. and the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday,March 13,2019 at 7:00 p.m. Document Availability Copies of the Draft EIR are now available for public review online at the project website: https://PtownDtown.org/ceqa,or in printed form at the Planning Division located at 200 Old Bernal Avenue or the Pleasanton Public Library located at 400 Old Bernal Avenue. 3 and enhancement of the Arroyo del Valle, consistent with the General Plan Wildlands Overlay and Public Health and Safety land use designations,which preserve open space resources throughout the city. Planning Process The Downtown Specific Plan update process began in January 2017.Throughout the update process,City staff and the professional services team conducted outreach and met regularly with a 10-member Task Force consisting of City Council members,Planning Commissioners, representatives from Pleasanton Downtown Association and the City's Economic Vitality Committee,and at-large members appointed by City Council. The Task Force has provided guidance on the DSP's vision, options and alternatives for the transportation network, new uses for the existing civic center site,regulations for ground floor uses,a"base"land use plan, and corresponding set of strategies,and draft plan policies.The Proposed Plan was drafted in late 2018 based on feedback from the Task Force,input from the community,and guidance from City Council. 2 IR Planning Commission 2 of 5 eral Plan identifies land use compatibility standards for different land uses. For instance, noise levels between 60 and 75 decibels on the day-night equivalent level (Ldn) are considered conditionally acceptable in single-family residential